Catalogue.



F. 0. BROWN.

CATALOGUE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26,1911. 1 ,96,52%, Patented Dec. 3,1918.

- I N D E X Butter 20-21 Grape Juice 50-31 Sugar 10 Tea 4 1-2 CATALOGUETEA 1. Uncolored Japan (Green) 1A]. a One 1 1b. can 50 2. EnglishBreakfast (Black) 2A1 One 1 1b. can 50 SUGAR 10. Pure Granulated. Sugar.

10A]. 2.5 lbs. 1.25 1014.2 50 lbs. 2.50 10A3 75 lbs. 5.75

BUTTER 20. Creamery Butter.

201.1 one Tub $2.00

21. Premium Brand Butter.

- 21M. Two Packages 80 GRAPE JUICE :50. Grape Juice in Pint Bottles.

5on1 One Bottle 25 30116 Six Bottles $1.40 501.12 Twelve Bottles $2.70501124 Twenty-Four Bottles $5.30

51. Grape Juice in Quart Bottles. 51111 fine Bottle 45 51A6 u SixBottles $2.50 $11.12 Twelve Bottles $4.80

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. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 26, 1917. Serial No. 157,316.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK; CLAYTON BROWN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Laurium, in the county'of I'Ioughton and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements. inCatalogues, of which the following isa specificatio In the usualcatalogue or price list the articles are arranged or classifiedaccording to their nature or in accordance with some arbitrary system.The pages of the catalogue are numbered and usually an index isprovided. In the index the articles are customarily listed inalphabetical order with references to the pages of the catalogue. Aperson desiring to look up the catalogue description or price of anarticle first consults the index and then turns to the page given in theindex. Upon this page there may be a large number of articles.

One object of the present invention is to provide an indexed catalogueby means of which a person using the catalogue will be clearly referredto the particular polnt in the catalogue where the article in which heis interested will be found described or priced.

When using the ordinary catalogue, 1t 1s necessary to make somecalculation in order to determine the price of the desired quan tity ifthe quantity be greater than the unit quantity. Moreover, in making outan order from the usual catalogue, it is necessary for the purchaser towrite out at more or less length, a statement of the kind and quantityof goods desired. D

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cataloguewherein the different kinds and quantities of articles are given aconcise designation so that in ordering goods from the catalogue, thepurchaser need merely use a certain designation which definitelyindicates to the seller not only the kind, but also the quantityintended to be ordered. I

The drawing represents two pages of a book forming a catalogue, acatalogue and an index sheet for the catalogue embodying the features ofmy invention.

While the example given in the drawing is a grocery catalogue, it willbe understood that the invention is not limited to use with anyparticular line of merchandise.

For the sake of brevity, only four differentsorts of groceries arelisted in the catanamely, tea, sugar, butter and grape uice. It will benoted that each distinct article 1s given an logue shown in the drawinindividual number, for example, uncolored Japan teais numbered landEnglish breakfast tea is numbered 2. The articles are listed in thecatalogue in numerical order.

In order that the quantity desired by the purchaser may be definitelyand concisely indicated, each quantity in which a given article is soldis. given a specific designation; for example, a one-pound can ofuncolored Japan tea is designated in the catalogue as 1A1 and may be sodesignated inthe purchasers order. The first numeral 1 indicates thearticle and the last numeral 1 indicates the quantity. A further exampleof this method of indicating kinds and quant1- ties will be found in thedrawing under the heading Sugar, wherein it will be noted that 10A1denotes 25 pounds of pure granulated sugar, that 10A2 designates 50pounds of pure granulated sugar, and that 10A3 stands for 75 pounds ofpure granulated sugar.

The price of each quantity of each article is preferably statedin closeassociation with each such quantity, as will be evident from aninspection of the drawing.

In many lines of business, price changes require the issue of cataloguesat frequent intervals. In order that the seller shall know from whichissue a given order was made out, the designation for each particularkind and quantity of article may, if de sired, comprise an element orsymbol identifying the catalogue issue. In the example shown in thedrawing, each designation contains a letter A which may be assumed todenote the January issue of the catalogue. In the February issue of thecatalogue, the item designations may be the same as those used in theJanuary catalogue, save that the letter B is substituted for the letterA.

The index herein shown is alphabetically arranged. In connection witheach article listed in the index is the number under which that articlewill be found listed, described, or priced in the catalogue.

It will be apparent that a catalogue arranged in accordance with thepresent invention is exceedingly convenient for both seller and buyer.Not only the kind, quality or grade of goods desired, but also thequantity are unmistakably indicated by a single designation.

Patented Dec. 3, 191d.

It is unnecessary for the buyer to Write out the name of the articledesired or to state the quantity desired, since both are denoted by asingle designation. The present invention obviates all danger of failureto indicate the quantity desired or the particular kind, quality orgrade, since each kind,

quality, grade and quantity has its own specific designation.

In the appended claims I have, for the sake of brevity, used the termkind to denote the kind, quality, grade, size, color or other attributeof an article.

I claim as my invention:

1. A catalogue comprising one or more pages having a plurality ofarticles listed thereon, the different articles each having a key numberfor purposes of designation, arranged in numerical order for the purposeof location, each listed article having associated therewith a specialdesignation indieating an arbitrary quantity in whichthe article is tobe sold, said special designation, when combined with the key number,indicating the location of an article and a definite quantity thereof.

2. A catalogue comprising one or more pages having a plurality ofarticles listed thereon, the different articles each having a key numberfor the purpose of designation, the numbers being arranged numericallyfor the purpose of location, each listed article having associatedtherewith a special designation indicating an arbitrary quantity inwhich the article is to be sold, said special design'ation, whencombined with the key number, indicating the location of an article anda definite quantity thereof, and an index sheet having a list of thearticles arranged in alphabetical order and containing the designationnumbers of the respective articles.

. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK CLAYTON BROWN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

